Be Merry And Wise: Origins Of Children's Book Publishing In England, 1650-1850

Brian Alderson, Felix De Marez Oyens

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The child as the audience for books in the English language. Alderson and De Marez Oyens not only plot the chronological development of children's book publishing from almost random beginnings to the diversity of the early Victorian period but also show how publishers adapted their trade methods to exploit this new market.